This post is about the many ways you can get Cheap London theatre tickets, including in London’s West End, the world-renowned theatre hot spot.

Get Discount Tickets Before You Arrive

Buy in advance. When you know you’re on the way to London, get hunting straight away. Oftentimes, tickets bought well in advance can come with a significant discount. Although the other ticket procurement methods in this post may help you save money, there is no guarantee that you will get tickets for the show that you want on the date you want.

Purchasing your tickets in advance ensures you will see the show you want on the date of your choice. Check out these discount websites such as StubHub, Theatre Monkey,  London Theatre Tickets, and Last Minute.

Buy Tickets through a Discount Website or App

Find the easy-to-use website that sells discounted tickets to shows. It also has a very useful app where you can enter some of the digital lotteries, which we will talk about below. Also, check London Theater Direct for discounts and the official London Theatre website for occasional special offers. If your heart is set on seeing a London theatre show without spending all your money on this special experience, consider traveling to London during the tourist off-peak season.

Rush Tickets

Rush tickets are tickets that can be purchased at the box office on the day of the performance. Rush tickets are last-minute tickets that go on sale at the box office the day of the show. Each theater has its own policy so best to call in advance or look at the theatre's website before going over. Take note that some theatres offer Rush tickets to concessions, meaning people with special statuses, like Students and Senior Citizens.

Standing Room

Some shows offer day-of-show standing room tickets. Theaters want to fill every single seat in the house. Last-minute tickets can be pretty cheap as they are sold literally minutes before the curtains rise. Saving loads of money on a great show! The cons: standing for 2+ hours. But some theatres will bump up ‘standing-only tickets to sitting tickets in case of no-shows

Return Tickets

Occasionally, when unable to attend shows people have bought tickets for, they will call to get a refund and ‘return’ their tickets.These tickets can only be nabbed at the last minute,  and only ever in person but may have a bit of a discount and the seats may be better than other options.